Common Sense, 9780553214659
Paperback
In 1776, America was a hotbed of enlightenment and revolution. Thomas Paine not only spurred his fellow Americans to action but soon came to symbolize the spirit of the Revolution. His elegantly persuasive pieces spoke to the hearts and minds of those fighting for freedom. He was later outlawed in B…

Common Sense

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  • Paperback

    112 pages

  • Release Date

    31 May 2004

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Summary

Includes the complete texts of COMMON SENSE; RIGHTS OF MAN, PART THE SECOND; THE AGE OF REASON (part one); FOUR LETTERS ON INTERESTING SUBJECTS, published anonymously and just discovered to be Paine’s work; and Letter to the Abbé Raynal, Paine’s first examination of world events; as well as selections from The American Crises. In 1776, America was a hotbed of enlightenment and revolution. Thomas Paine not only spurred his fellow Americans to action but soon came to symbolize the spirit of …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780553214659
ISBN-10:0553214659
Series:Bantam Classic
Author:Thomas Paine
Publisher:Bantam Classics
Imprint:Bantam USA
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:112
Release Date:31 May 2004
Weight:59g
Dimensions:8mm x 105mm x 176mm
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Critics Review

“No writer has exceeded Paine in ease and familiarity of style; in perspicuity of expression, happiness of elucidation, and in simple unassuming language.” –Thomas Jefferson

About The Author

Thomas Paine

Gordon S. Wood has been a professor of history at Brown University since 1969. In 1993, he won the Pulitzer Prize for “The Radicalism of the American Revolution. His most recent book is “The American Revolution, published by Modern Library Chronicles. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

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